The Latest: Ranchers work to keep cattle safe from the cold

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Latest on a major snowstorm and frigid weather in the Midwest (all times local):

3 p.m.

This week's life-threatening cold is dreaded even by hardy Northern Plains ranchers, who are used to weather extremes.

Northeastern North Dakota cattle rancher Dan Rorvig says cold temperatures are "a brutal, brutal thing" when they reach about minus 40 degrees (negative 40 degrees Celsius) — both for ranchers and their cattle.

Jeff Schafer ranches in the same part of the state, where the temperature Tuesday morning was as low as minus 26 (negative 32 degrees Celsius) and the wind chill was minus 58 (negative 50 degrees Celsius).

He says as long as cattle have shelter from the wind, they usually do just fine.